Girl’s name · Germanic, English

Bobbi

How to say it: BOB-ee · /ˈbɑbi/

Feminine diminutive of Robert; from Old High German 'Hrodebert' meaning 'bright fame'.

Bobbi was the 997th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 109 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1970s, its births are up about 77% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #802 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#997for girls in 2025
1 in 16,576US babies
109born in 2025
#802projected for 2030
1970sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Bobbi
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#997
Babies born in 2025109
Share of births1 in 16,576
Peak decade1970s
Change over 10 years+77%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#802

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Bobbi peaked in the 1970s.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 444 per million births, 1970s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Bob

Other spellings

Honouring a Bobbi in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Bobbi is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, German.

Famous people named Bobbi

  • Bobbi Eden (born 1980)Dutch pornographic actress
  • Bobbi Starr (born 1983)American pornographic actress
  • Bobbi Kristina Brown (1993–2015)American television personality (1993–2015), daughter of Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston

From Wikidata and Wikipedia

Good to know

  • Bobbi is the first name of the Bobbi Brown cosmetics brand

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